Relationship of Political Skill and Impression Management: A Theoretical Review

Abstract

This research investigation theoretically links political skill and impression management literature. Mainly political skill is found to have strong theoretical linkages with social influence tactics. Political skill is a comprehensive strategy of social competencies which plays a vital role in activation of social influence tactics. In this paper it is theorized that political skill is related with self-promotion, ingratiation and exemplification. It is also found that political skill is largely found to have greater linkages with ingratiation strategies.